CPRD GOLD HES DID August 2021

The Diagnostic Imaging Dataset (DID) is a collection of detailed information about diagnostic imaging tests, such as x-rays and MRI scans, taken from NHS providers' radiological information systems. The DID includes information on imaging tests carried out from 1 April 2012 on NHS patients in England. It does not include the images that are produced as a result of these tests. The DID captures information about referral source and patient type, details of the test (type of test and body site), plus items about waiting times for each diagnostic imaging event, from time of test request through to time of reporting. The DID enables analysis of demographic and geographic variation in access to different test types and different providers. Requests for HES DID data access are subject to prior protocol approval. Further information is available at https://www.cprd.com/linked-data. Coverage from April 2012 to October 2020.